Proposals to pipe millions of litres of water from the Shannon in North Tipp could resurface.
It follows a warning the water supply in Dublin is so stretched that there may not be enough for new developments.
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Uisce Éireann has told the Government it may have to refuse new connections as early as next year.
The controversial plan to take 350 million litres a day from the Parteen Basin to bolster the water supply in Dublin. This led to considerable local opposition from groups like Fight the Pipe.
A spokesperson for Uisce Éireann has told the Irish Independent demand in the greater Dublin keeps rising without a major new water source.
